Operations Manager - Upstream Distribution Center - DeKalb, IL

Target • Dekalb, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Operations Manager works in Target’s Distribution and Receive Centers, which are responsible for getting products to guests efficiently. The role focuses on safety, leadership, operational excellence, self-motivation, problem-solving, and teamwork.

The manager fosters a safety-first culture through awareness, training, and accountability, and leads the team in maximizing productivity, growth, and development. They create a positive work environment through real-time observation and specific, constructive, actionable feedback. They help execute operational plans, achieve performance and budget goals, and keep teams informed and coordinated across functions. The role also involves innovating processes and methods to improve efficiency and optimize future process flow, investigating root causes, testing solutions, and helping teams meet business goals. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.

Requirements

• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated leadership ability, including the ability to engage and motivate others.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Good reasoning, conflict-management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to access all areas of the Distribution Center, including mezzanine platforms.
• Ability to read and interpret necessary policies and procedures, perform updates, and operate systems and other Distribution Center programs, such as traversing conveyor crossovers.

Responsibilities

• Foster a safety-first culture through awareness, training, and accountability.
• Engage and lead the team to maximize productivity, growth, and development.
• Create a positive work environment through real-time observation and specific, constructive, actionable feedback.
• Ensure operational plans are executed and performance and budget goals are achieved.
• Keep teams informed and coordinated across functions.
• Develop and test new process and method approaches to improve efficiency and optimize process flow.
• Identify root causes of problems and help teams meet business goals.

Benefits

• Eligible team members and their dependents may receive comprehensive health benefits, which may include medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• 401(k).
• Employee discount.
• Short-term disability.
• Long-term disability.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid national holidays.
• Paid vacation.
• Additional financial, education, and well-being benefits may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager